Our professors have been selected as expert members and consultants for the international platform and curriculum construction of online teaching in universities and colleges of the Ministry of Education

4Month10On the same day, a video conference on the construction of an international platform for online teaching in Chinese universities, hosted by the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, was held in Beijing. The meeting decided to establish a platform and curriculum construction committee and expert advisory group to bring together various resources to guide the construction of international platforms and curriculum resources. Li Ming, Director of the UNESCO Center for Innovation in Higher Education (Shenzhen, China), Chair Professor of the Center for Research in Higher Education, was selected as a member of the Committee, and Professor Zhao Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Center for Research in Higher Education, was selected as a member of the Advisory Group.

It is reported that this meeting aims to summarize China's online teaching experience during the epidemic, actively contribute to the global university fight against the epidemic, and promote the "World Higher Education Cloud" with the "China Higher Education Cloud" in the new era. The Ministry of Education will support the construction of a MOOC platform with a certain foundation as an international platform, bringing together the best universities, the best teachers and the best courses in China to provide high-quality online course resources and teaching services for college students from all over the world.

The functions of the committee include: formulating the platform construction operation plan, organizing the platform construction work, validating the curriculum standards and technical specifications, coordinating the government and enterprises to participate in the platform construction, and organizing relevant experts to carry out consulting services. The functions of the advisory team include: giving opinions and suggestions on the construction of the platform, and providing expert guidance and suggestions on the selection criteria, selection results and online teaching work of the online course.